HCR58--WORLDWARIIMEDALOFHONOR
SPONSOR: Copeland
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Veteransbyavoteof11to0.
ThisresolutionurgesthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesto
designateastatefuneralforthelastsurvivingMedalofHonor
recipientfromWorldWarII.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthereisonlyonecurrentliving
MedalofHonorrecipientfromWorldWarIIandonlythePresident
oftheUnitedStatescandesignateastatefuneral. This
resolutionwouldinformthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesthatthe
stateofMissouribelievesthatthevalorousactionsofMedalof
HonorrecipientHershelWoodrowWilliamsisworthyofastate
funeral.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Copeland;AustinEmory;
andArnieDienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.